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The Chrome UX Report Insider’s Guide

Everything we know about Chrome UX Report in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.

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ToolGPAOctober 2026

Chrome UX Report

The Insider’s Guide

Google's public dataset of real Chrome users' Core Web Vitals

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among technical SEO tools, read from Chrome UX Report’s own pages.

Made by Google · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.8GPA

Contents

  1. 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
  2. 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
  3. 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
  4. 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
  5. 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
  6. 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
  7. 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Chrome UX Report’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Chrome UX Report’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.8

GPA, above 64 of the 83 other technical SEO tools we grade

The Chrome UX Report, or CrUX, is a public Google dataset of how real Chrome users experience popular websites, covering every Core Web Vitals metric. Google Search uses it for its page experience signal. Site owners read it through the CrUX API, the History API, the CrUX Vis dashboard and a monthly BigQuery dataset going back to 2017, and it also feeds PageSpeed Insights and Search Console.

To get you started, here are 8 things to know about Chrome UX Report, taken from its own pages and our grades.

CrUX Vis is a dashboard you just open, but the APIs need an API key and the BigQuery tables need SQL and a Cloud account.
From our grade for ease of use
  1. 1

    Best for real Chrome users' speed data for popular sites

    The Chrome UX Report is Google's public dataset of how real Chrome users experience popular sites, read through an API, a 40-week history, the CrUX Vis dashboard or BigQuery.

  2. 2

    It is free

    Chrome UX Report has no paid plan at all. The dataset, APIs and CrUX Vis are free; the APIs need a Google Cloud API key, and BigQuery is free up to its monthly free tier.

  3. 3

    It runs on Web

    Web.

  4. 4

    Real-user Core Web Vitals

    Collected from real Chrome browsers around the world, covering LCP, INP, CLS and the other user-centric metrics for origins and pages.

  5. 5

    CrUX API

    Returns a rolling 28-day average of key metrics for an origin or URL, updated daily, for use in your own scripts and tools.

  6. 6

    CrUX History API

    Gives the previous 40 weeks of data, one 28-day period per week, split by phone, tablet and desktop and released every Monday.

  7. 7

    A 2.8 GPA, above 64 of 83

    That is against the other technical SEO tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

  8. 8

    Keep it

    Chrome UX Report is free, so making your own would save you nothing.

Chrome UX Report at a glance

Pricing
Free
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
None stated
Runs on
Web
Made by
Google
Category
Technical SEO & Site Audits
Our grade
2.8 GPA, good

The report card

Best for real Chrome users' speed data for popular sites

The Chrome UX Report is Google's public dataset of how real Chrome users experience popular sites, read through an API, a 40-week history, the CrUX Vis dashboard or BigQuery. But sites without enough Chrome traffic aren't in it, it only counts Chrome users, the APIs have no country breakdown, and BigQuery past the free tier is billed.

ToolGPA report cardChrome UX ReportGraded Oct 23, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyAFree from Google: the dataset, both APIs and CrUX Vis cost nothing, and BigQuery queries are free up to Google Cloud's monthly free tier.
Free plan and trialAFree outright. The APIs need a Google Cloud API key, and only BigQuery use past the free tier is charged.
FeaturesDOne narrow job: real-user Core Web Vitals for origins and pages with enough Chrome traffic, as data. It runs no tests and suggests no fixes, and sites below its traffic threshold show nothing.
Ease of useCNo rating on record. CrUX Vis is a dashboard you just open, but the APIs need an API key and the BigQuery tables need SQL and a Cloud account.
Platforms and integrationsBWeb, with the CrUX API, the History API and BigQuery, and it feeds PageSpeed Insights and Search Console.
Grade point averageGood, out of 4.02.8

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Chrome UX Report is for

  • Fits if you want your site's Core Web Vitals as Google's real-user data records them
  • Works for analysts studying web performance trends with SQL

Who it is not for

  • Skip it if your site gets little traffic, as pages and origins below the threshold show no data
  • Not for you if most of your visitors use other browsers, as it counts eligible Chrome users only
  • Tight if you need figures by country, which only the origin-level BigQuery tables have
  • Watch out: BigQuery needs a Google Cloud account with billing, and queries past the free tier are charged

Good to know

Good for

  • Checking how a site's Core Web Vitals look to Google's real-user data
  • Benchmarking a site's speed against competitors' origins
  • Analysts studying web performance trends with SQL

Worth knowing

  • Only publicly discoverable origins and pages with enough Chrome visitors are included; sites below that show no data.
  • Data comes from Chrome users who meet Google's eligibility rules, not from other browsers.
  • The APIs have no country dimension and the BigQuery tables are origin-level only; per-country data is in BigQuery alone.
  • BigQuery needs a Google Cloud account with billing; queries beyond the monthly free tier are charged by Google Cloud.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

Free

No paid plan at all

Chrome UX Report is free to use.

Free from Google: the dataset, both APIs and CrUX Vis cost nothing, and BigQuery queries are free up to Google Cloud's monthly free tier.
From our grade for value for money

  • Free

    $0

    CrUX API, History API, CrUX Vis and the BigQuery dataset, for any origin or page with enough Chrome visits.

The free plan

The dataset, APIs and CrUX Vis are free; the APIs need a Google Cloud API key, and BigQuery is free up to its monthly free tier.

Read from developer.chrome.com on Oct 23, 2026.

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

1

Place it runs: Web

Google's public dataset of real Chrome users' Core Web Vitals. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, dashboards, page speed.

One narrow job: real-user Core Web Vitals for origins and pages with enough Chrome traffic, as data.
From our grade for features
Real-user Core Web Vitals
Collected from real Chrome browsers around the world, covering LCP, INP, CLS and the other user-centric metrics for origins and pages.
CrUX API
Returns a rolling 28-day average of key metrics for an origin or URL, updated daily, for use in your own scripts and tools.
CrUX History API
Gives the previous 40 weeks of data, one 28-day period per week, split by phone, tablet and desktop and released every Monday.
CrUX Vis dashboard
Charts an origin's or page's weekly history over 40 weeks across Core Web Vitals, loading and visual stability pages, with a shareable URL.
BigQuery dataset
Monthly tables from 2017 onward with all metrics and dimensions, including country, released on the second Tuesday of the following month.

Where it runs

  • Web

What it works with

  • BigQuery
  • PageSpeed Insights
  • Google Search Console

Chrome UX Report is made by Google.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

64/83

Other technical SEO tools it is graded above

Chrome UX Report's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 64 of the 83 other technical SEO tools we grade, and level with 8.

It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 62 of 83) and worst on features (D, above 0).

Chrome UX Report has no paid plan.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 84 technical SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Chrome UX Report’s own letter is outlined.

  • AValue for moneyAbove 54 of 83
  • AFree plan and trialAbove 62 of 83
  • DFeaturesAbove 0 of 83
  • CEase of useAbove 7 of 83
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 27 of 83

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 73 technical SEO tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Chrome UX Report is the marked dot.

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$2$5$20$50$200$500$2k$5kMore for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessChrome UX ReportYellow Lab ToolsLighthouse

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Keep it

Chrome UX Report is free, so making your own would save you nothing.

And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 64 of the 83 other technical SEO tools we grade.

What you could not

  • Speed tests run from real browsers on a schedule.
  • Connections that pull numbers from dozens of other services.
  • It plugs into other products, BigQuery, PageSpeed Insights and Google Search Console among them, and has an API.

What this rests on. Chrome UX Report’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

PageSpeed Insights, Treo, DebugBear, CoreDash and RUMvision

The 5 tools Chrome UX Report is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

13

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Chrome UX Report free?

Yes. Chrome UX Report is free to use.

How much does Chrome UX Report cost?

Chrome UX Report lists one plan. Free: $0.

What platforms does Chrome UX Report work on?

Chrome UX Report is available on Web.

Does Chrome UX Report have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Chrome UX Report is listed for Web.

Does Chrome UX Report have an iPhone app?

No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Chrome UX Report is listed for Web.

Is Chrome UX Report open source?

Chrome UX Report is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.

Does Chrome UX Report have an API?

Yes. Chrome UX Report offers a public API, according to its own site.

What does Chrome UX Report integrate with?

Chrome UX Report's listing names BigQuery, PageSpeed Insights and Google Search Console.

Who makes Chrome UX Report?

Chrome UX Report is made by Google.

What are the alternatives to Chrome UX Report?

The closest alternatives to Chrome UX Report in our directory are PageSpeed Insights, Treo, DebugBear, CoreDash and RUMvision.

How does Chrome UX Report compare with other technical SEO tools?

Chrome UX Report's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 64 of the 83 other technical SEO tools we grade, and level with 8.

Is Chrome UX Report good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Chrome UX Report A for value for money. Chrome UX Report has no paid plan.

Could I make my own version of Chrome UX Report?

Chrome UX Report is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Chrome UX Report’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Google's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Google. Prices change, so check developer.chrome.com before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

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Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Chrome UX Report’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Chrome UX Report is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Google. Prices and plans change: check developer.chrome.com before you buy.